Rules for keeping backyard hens in certain zones

Household henneries are permitted in the RS, RD, RM, RCX, and RA districts, subject to the following regulations: (1) Except as otherwise approved by the director, hens must be confined to a coop, cage, hutch, hen house, or fully enclosed area at all times: (A) No closer than twenty feet from any residential district other than RA; and (B) Complying with the yard requirements of the zoning district; (2) The number of hens may not exceed: (A) Four hens for the first five thousand square feet of the building site area; and (B) One more hen for each one thousand square feet of area greater than three thousand square feet; (3) Roosters may not be kept on a household hennery; (4) The commercial sale of hens or eggs from a household hennery is prohibited; and (5) Household henneries shall be maintained in accordance with applicable best management practices established or adopted by the State department of health, the State department of agriculture and biosecurity, and the United States Department of Agriculture to minimize nuisances such as odor, waste, and vectors in residential areas. (2025, ord 25-85, sec 2.) 25-4-18 UNOFFICIAL ADVANCE SHEET – Updated on August 5, 2026. Contains sec(s) affected since publication of Supp. 20 (7-2026). Official revision to be published in a subsequent republication of the County Code. ZONING § 25-4-20 Division 2. Heights.